Zimbabwe’s political leaders failed on Saturday to iron out differences which have held back a unity government aimed at ending the turmoil.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will meet opposition leaders later on Saturday to iron out differences over the makeup of a unity government.
Zimbabwe’s logjam in forming a unity government could pull recently ousted South African president Thabo Mbeki back into the spotlight.
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/ 30 September 2008
Banking authorities have raised the daily withdrawal limit in Zimbabwe, prompting tens of thousands to line up in desperate hopes of getting cash.
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/ 29 September 2008
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Monday he expected a unity government to be formed by the end of this week.
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/ 27 September 2008
Edith Tembo sits on the pavement outside a Zimbabwean bank, tired and dejected after waiting all night to withdraw money.
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/ 24 September 2008
Thabo Mbeki’s resignation has raised new concerns about the fragile power-sharing deal he brokered just one week ago in neighbouring Zimbabwe.
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/ 20 September 2008
The mother of three, who gives her name as Beatrice, still doesn’t know who raped her. They were three men with beer on their breath.
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/ 15 September 2008
Zimbabwe’s rival political parties signed a landmark power-sharing deal on Monday which will see President Robert Mugabe ceding some of his powers.
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/ 15 September 2008
About ,8bn in aid to revive Zimbabwe’s economy hangs in the balance as donors watch to see how a deal works in practice.
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/ 14 September 2008
The power-sharing deal Robert Mugabe is expected to sign on Monday with his arch-rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, will protect him from prosecution.
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/ 13 September 2008
Financial assistance from the African Development Bank could bolster negotiations, writes Jason Moyo.
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/ 12 September 2008
The South African government on Friday congratulated the people of Zimbabwe and its political leadership after a power-sharing deal was reached.
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/ 11 September 2008
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe cast fresh doubt on Thursday on expectations of an agreement with the opposition, saying that talks were ”stuck”.
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/ 11 September 2008
Negotiations on power sharing in Zimbabwe ended on Wednesday without a deal, but political rivals hinted that agreement is very close.
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/ 9 September 2008
Zimbabwe’s political rivals appeared far from reaching a deal during talks on Tuesday, despite a proposal floated by SA President Thabo Mbeki.
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/ 9 September 2008
Zimbabwe’s political rivals failed to secure agreement in talks on Monday, but parties hinted that the deadlock could be broken soon.
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/ 8 September 2008
SA President Thabo Mbeki arrived in the Zimbabwe on Monday in the latest bid to revive stalled talks between the country’s political rivals.
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/ 8 September 2008
South African President Thabo Mbeki will meet Zimbabwe’s rival parties in Harare on Monday in a new attempt to secure a power-sharing deal
Harare on a Saturday night is full of furtive politics, friendly strangers and the odd stray cat, as Chief K Masimba Biriwasha discovered.
Zimbabwe’s opposition said on Wednesday it will not join any new government with President Robert Mugabe until power-sharing talks are concluded.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe will form a new government soon but he says the main opposition MDC does not want to join the new administration.
Zimbabwe’s new Parliament got off to a stormy start on Tuesday as the opposition flexed its new-found political muscle by heckling Robert Mugabe.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe had no right to address Parliament until power-sharing talks with the opposition have been completed.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is expected to open Parliament on Tuesday after his Zanu-PF and the opposition MDC won key positions in the chamber.
Zimbabwe’s main opposition party on Monday won the vote for Parliament speaker, dealing a blow to President Robert Mugabe.
Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC warned on Monday that President Robert Mugabe’s appointment of parliamentarians were a threat to power-sharing talks.
Zimbabwe police said on Friday there had been an attempt to blow up a road and rail bridge on one of the country’s major highways near Harare.
Negotiations on power-sharing to end Zimbabwe’s crisis may be endangered if President Robert Mugabe unilaterally convenes the new Parliament.
At least three people were killed and several injured when a wooden floor in a bar in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, collapsed on Thursday evening.
The latest deadlock has highlighted the tensions in the MDC. Some senior members were keen for Tsvangirai to sign the deal already on the table.
Zimbabwe authorities have confiscated the passports of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and other opposition officials at Harare airport.